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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-08-03
State Of South Carolina.
COUNTY OF L~AURENS.
Court of Probate.
Silas s. knight, Plaintin,

Silas s. knight, Plnintif,
against
Robert knight, Thomas Knight, Benja-
min T.. Landlord, Gillian Landlord,
Wistar a. knight, Woltcr Scott Knight
In his IL iiyidual right and AZ executor
Of 81 AZ Knight, deceased, Fannie r..
Knight, Robecca 7. Thomas, Robert q.
Thomas, Emma Nations nee Thomas,
John w. Thomas, Mary IL. Lesley nee
Thomas, Nancy A. Thomas, Estello
Thomas, William a. Thomas, Wistar
Douglas, william Douglass, Frederick
Douglsss, Scott Douglass, Eifred Il.
knight, Samuel $. Knight, John w.
knight, Walter 4. Knight, Nancy Jones,
John NJ. Holcolmbe In his own right
and as executor OF Si;as knight, decaas-
ed, and Sarah knight, Sarah y. Rev.
nolds nee Thomas, Silas Douglass.
Defendants,
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-06-07

desire to call especial attention line of unlaundred
And my neghbors and friends have lived in
home and therefore it is evident that there would be
ings to retain that confidence imposed in by f
satisfy yourselves.
Stanford Ky, June 3, 1887.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-06-07
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
n
NATURAL!

In these days of Bom frauds and deo Ped msnng public but the
once
WHEREAS
Lincoln County, nOtd doing Its haretO Booma
veNchB omMe other smal
O nat
lands axe up kadcO about like
hQWke "a boom
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-06-07

that leaves his dime dollar wit
ering Of goods heard of before
the time make hay while the shines, do wait
that what and those that
for till have stock You had such
COMPARE THESE WITH OTHEE
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-01
An Agreeable Cha nge.

A housewife on Antoine street hal-
cleared off the breakfast table the 9TH
err morning. and just as she gave her
pan of dish-water heave into the
back yard a man came around the
corner of the house and received the
full contents from chin to heels.
20! dear. but beg a thousand par
dOns! exclaimed the woman when
she realized what see had done.
Not pardon, ma am" he calmly
replied.
but it was so careless in me"'
'NOt q bit careless, ma am. am q
gentleman out of work and with NO
means. make it a practice to call at
various houses in search of colo vict =
uals. In most cases they sling the
bulldog or the Ak at me. l lay my
hand upon my heart and assure you
that this Is an in nov ation---a change
a diversion that can really enjoy. and
] thank you for it. Good-day. ma am"
Detroit Free Press.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-01

''Say. l hate to refuse you. pom my
soul do. but I'm broke. and that's
tho truth. Come around in about six
months. after the old man has taken
me into partnership. TIL be flush
then. and Ill take . book. just to re.
ward you for your stickativeness. I
say. you're a mighty pretty woman to
be obliged to peddle books for living.
r.
Just then the attention of the
loquacious youth was attracted by the
frantic gesticulations of fellow clerk
in another part of the room. and he
paused.
You are Mr.. Freshleigh. l pre-
sume?" said the lady.
I-er-yes. that is my name" was
the reply.
Il have heard my husband speak Of
you am Mrs. Brief. Will you please
hand this book TO Mr.. Brief when he
comes in, and ask him to take it to the
binders? Good morning."
The lady left the Office; the mercury
in the thermometer crept down out Of
sight; the Office cat had fit and
young Freshleigh fell in faint
The next day lawyer Brief advertised
for new clerk.-Id- Bits.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-01
Why the Grow Is Black.

The Indians of the extreme North
west had some very remarkable le-
gends about the creation, in which the
crow takes the leading part. bring
ing order out of chaos. Perhaps the
most curious was that which accounted
for the raven coat of the crow. One
night, while making tour through
his dominions. he stopped at the house
of Can-nook. chief. and begged for
lodging and drink of water. Can
nook offered him a bed. but on ac-
count of the scarcity of water, refused
to give him any thing to drink. When
all the rest were asleep the crow got
up to hunt for the water-butt, bat was
heard by Can-nook's wife, who aroused
her husband. He. thinking the crow
was about to escape, piled logs Of
gum wood upon the fire. The crow
made desperate efforts to fly through
the hole in the roof whore the smoke
escaped. but Can-nook caused the
smoke to be denser and denser. and
when the crow finally regained thu
outer air he had black plumage. i
was previously white.-Anaerieon Neg
0zins.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-01
The Other Side of the Law.

The following exemplication of
The Other Side of the Law" by A.
S. B., and also. in a measure, of
Widows Rights in Maine," by l..
S. is story that was told by l. S.
herself few years ago, and which is
still going the rounds of the papers:
My mother gets me up, builds the
fire, gets my breakfast, and sends me
off," said bright boy.
What then?" asked Mrs. Stone.
"Then she gets my father up and
gets his breakfast and sends him of. "
And what then?'
Then she gets the other children
their breakfast and sends them to
school"
And then?"
"Then she and the baby have their
breakfast"
How old is the baby?"
"Oh. she is almost two. but she can
walk and talk as well as any of us"
" Are you well paid"
81 get two dollars a week; father
gets two dollars day."
How much does your mother
get!"
With a bewildered look. the boy
said; Mother! why she don't worn
for any body"
81 thought you said she worked fo'
all of you?"
"Oh, yes. she does; but there AIM
| no money into it "-Woman's Jour
/ nal
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-01
WOMEN IN RUSSIA.
The Bent of Russian Thought Towards the
Emancipation of Women.


The radical bent of the Russian
mind. or its leaning toward new and
bold ideas. is shown in other ways than
in the nihilism of the young students
and the ignorant religious sects among
the common people. One example of
this. borrowed from the last ten or fif-
teen years. is the movement for the
emancipation, or rather the freedom.
of women. The Russians do not like
to use the word emancipation in
this regard; they like to say that among
them woman is emancipated, because
the law leaves to her at marriage the
administration of her own fortune. So
they generally speak in Russia of the
''woman question"
The excuses by which it has been
compromised, do not prevent this
movement of female emancipation from
being one of the most interesting and
characteristic phenomena of Russian
society of to-day. In this respect.
Russia is, of all the States of the
continent, that which comes nearest to
the A'.slo-Saxon countries. although,
in the two cases. claims which are quite
alike at the bottom are shown under
aspects very different If any revolu-
ton should take place hereafter in
laws or social customs. Russia will
be. without doubt, one of the first
countries of the old continent to at
tempt it. Meanwhile she has already
made experiments in the higher educa.
ton of women. some of which might
serve as 4 model 70 States which think
themselves much furthur advanced
En- Forikc. TN Womdh'S Journal
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-01
HOUSEHOLD ADVICE.


How Ladies Can Mako Their Existence
Pleasant and Profitable.
Don't entice flies into your cook-room
by leaving little milk in one cup and
grease in another between meals.
Scald your tin vessels with lyc water.
Wash your table ware in soapsuds and
rinse them in water slightly blue. Keep
handy a piece of sand-paper to rub
your steel knives. Put your silver
spoons knives and forks in white
flannel sack containing powdered
chalk.
Don't make q fire in your backyard
every three months for the purpose OF
burning up your old clothes. Tear
them in strips one-half inch
wide. sew together firmly and
smoothly; wind them into balls.
Have your husband make you two
wooden knitting needles. thirty inches
long. cast on your stitches in the usual
manner for knitting plain cloth. knit
back and forth until you get a rug OF
any desired length. Spread Them
around your cook-stove. Take fifteen
cents and buy you brush for cleanin g
the handles of your cups. stands. etc.
Dirt settled around the handles Of
tableware looks nasty. Brush back
your hair and see that your collar is
properly adjusted before sitting down
to do the honOrs of the table. If You
don't feel pleasant see if you can't as
sumo a pleasant appearance at the
table; nothing looks better.
Don't feed your company on apollo
gies; give them something more
substantial. Before going out shop
ping know what you want and
the quality of the same; don't
pull and haul over every piece of
goods in the store. If you are not q
good judge of the article you want.
frankly tell your merchant SO. and re-
quest him to select it for you. As =
rule all women are not judges of shoes
and kid gloves. If you can afford but
one fine article of clothing let that be
pair of shoes. Don't wear a fifty
cent collar. seventy-cent pair of shoes
and twenty-five cent pair of gloves
with dress that cost one dollar and
fifty cents ayard. Let your whole
suit correspond in quality. Don't put
$40 bureau in your parlor and have
set of rawhide-b bottom chairs to 60
with it.
Don't entertain your visitors by la
menting over your inferior help. or by
not having any at all. Hire your help
by the year. and pay them a salary
sufficient to keep them. You had bet
ter pay twelve dollars per month for
good help than five dollars for inferior.
Don't hire inferior help if you believe
in falling from grace. = CHICAGO NeUs.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-01
UTILIZING BONES.

Tho Different Articles of Commerce Pro.
duced In Bonc-WOrks.
What does the careful housewife do
with the bones. let us say with the re-
mains, of the piece of ribs which was
finished to-day? She breaks them up.
puts them in pan with water and
heats it; very soon some fat comes out.
which is skinned off; the pan is re-
stored to the fire and then the good
ness, as it is called. comes out, and
this. favored in all sorts of ways,
serves rs soup or as foundation for
soup This is exactly the process pur-
sued in the bone works, only. instead
of the ordinary kitchen pan. the boil
ing vessel is of enormous size. holding
up to as much as ten tons, and instead
of the fire the heat is supplied in the
form of high pressure steam. Under
the influence of this powerful agent
the fat soon appears, is run off by we'll
known appliances. and becomes mer-
charitable article known as bone
grease. bone fat, or bone tallOw, and
is used for all the purposes to which
tallow is devOted-soap-making. cam
dle-making, or lubricating machinery.
The steam is still kept on. and in the
course of time the gelatine makes its
appearance-the goodness. as it is
called in the home circle. At the
proper moment, dictated by appear
ance, this is run off into large iron
tanks. A'black. thick, viscous, strong
smelling substance. which is now
known as glue size. or soft glue. and
which, at varsous strengths or densi-
ties. is largely used by dyers. finishers
and calico printers in the prepara-
ton of textile fabrics. such
as cotton prints. moleskins. cords.
fustians. velveteens. and so on
Boiled down still further to expel more
water, and then sliced with a sharp
knife and hung on string in current
of dry air. we arrive at the well-known
''hard glue" which every body knows.
and which. by the by. is the only glue
known to the world at large outside
the special trades which use the soft
article. Now, what remains in the
pan? Nothing but bone. pure. unadul-
tered phosphate of lime. with . small
per centage of the phosphates Of potash
and magnesia. Nothing further is to
be got out of it. every thing has been
utilized; it only needs to be further
crushed. to meet the requirements of
the market, into hali-inch or quarter
inch bones. or. still further, into what
is known as bone-meal, and then it is
ready to be carried on to the field to
be used as manure. the Year
Roand
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-01
GENERAL.

Nebraska sustained loss of %. =
year.
An electric kettle is recent in
vention of German. Water will boil
In it in fifteen minutes.
in the piney woods of Georgia q
hunting party recently captured deer.
large gray fox. and large turkey
cock.
"A Long Island race-horse got loose
at night. went out to a race-track. and
ran two half-mile heats for the fun Of
the thing and then returned TO the
stable to be rubbed down.
Mrs. David Geyer. Of Richmond.
Ind. took her horse and buggy and in
dustriously brought in voters to the
polls, thereby electing her husband
councilman by five votes.
Young Mr.. Sissy (lndulging in q
light luncheon)-'Ah. waiter. you may
bring me Schweizer cheese sandwich,
with no butter. please. and trifie of
mustard; and, waiter. let the cheese b
fresh and thing Waiter (deferen-
tially)-''Yes, sir; would you like the
holes cut out q t?"-Puck.
"A Tombstone man from the Pata-
gonian mountains. Arizona. says the
ire has laid bare large tracts of coun-
try heretofore covered with brush and
vegetation. and that 1t now presents
opportunities for prospecting that have
never before been accessible on account
of being covered with dense forests
Ono Of the best-dressed young men
in Louisville recently was an assistant
book-keeper in bank who astonished
society with his attire. When he sud-
denly departed to visit friend in
Texas. it was found that he owed b.
tween q 600 and 8. 600 for his clothes.
one shoemaker claiming an amount a
o1s0
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-01

find fault with yer ways o doing pow
erful; butt dunno as l ought ter say
it, an don't mean no harm, but ~
dropping her voice low. and with sol
emn emphasize don't believe you
wimmin are going to git what yer
after till yer get vote. There! I've
said it," The two w. C. 7. US looked
at each other with cleaning eyes for .
moment, and then such merry peals
went up as woke the nodders round
them. Their hands met in involuntary
clasp. 'And this in the wild woods Of
this Stater' was their simultaneous ex-
clamation. $50 it movesr' He
shall make them ready in the day Of
His power. And all the people said.
Amenr'-Union- Signal
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-01
oeep,eNcE IN CHILDHOOD.

~. Du<v NJ Pnreuts Go Command RathsP
Than Consult Their Chiidren.
No doubt the moral sentiment OF
Paul's age stretched parental authority
to an extreme, and we need not hesi-
tate to admit that the Christian idea Of
fathers power and child's obe-
ilience has been much softened by
Christianity; but the softening has
come from the greater prominen CO
given to love. rather than from tho
limitation given to obedience.
Our present domestic life seems tn
me to stand sorely in need Of Paul's
injunction. One can not but see that
there is great laxity in this matter in
many Christian households. in reaction
perhaps from the too great severity Of
past times. Many causes lead to
this unwholesome relaxation of
parental authority. In our great
cities, especially among the COM
mercial classes, children are gen.
orally better educated than their faith
ers and mothers; know less of early
struggles. and one often sees sense
of inferiority making parent hesitate
to command, rs we'll as misplaced
tende rness making him hesitate to for
bid. A very misplaced and cruel ten
derness it is to say would you hkeY'
when he ought to say Il wish" 1t is
unkind to lay on young shoulders 'rhe
weight of too much liberty" and to in
troducc young hearts too soon to the
sad responsibility Of choosing between
good and evil. 1t was better and more
loving by far TO put off that day. and
to let the children feel that in the safe
nest of home. their feeble and igno-
rant goodness is sheltered behind q
strong barrier Of command. and their
lives simplified by having the one duty
of obedience. To many parents the
advice is needed-consult your chill
dren less. command them more.
And as for children. here is the one
thing which God would have them do!
"Obey your parents in all things" As
fathers used to say when was boy
mot only obedience. but prompt obedi-
ence." 1t is right. Then it is pleas
ing'-fair and good to see. and max
ing them agreeable in the eyes of all
those whose appreciation is worth hav-
ing. and pleasing to themselves, saving
them from many bitter thought in
after days. when the grave has closed
over father and mother. One remem-
bers the story of how DR.. Johnson.
when man. stood in the market-placc
at Litchfeld. bareheaded. with the
rain pouring on him. in remorseful re-
membrance OF boyish disobedience to
his dead father. There is nothing Bit
terer than the too late tears from wrongs
done to those who are gone beyond
the reach of our patience. Children.
obey your parents in all things that
you may be spared the stings OF con-
science for childish faults. which may
be set tingling and smarting again
even in old age.-Alerander Maclaren.
D! d.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-01
WOMAN'S HOUR NIGH.
Mrs. Livermore's Reply to Senator
gals Anti-Sunrage Argument

a1rs. Livermore's Reply to Senator In
gals Anti-SunraEe Argument
Senator Ingalls,. of Kansas. in his
anti-woman suffrage speech. repeated
the venerable statement that mo man
ever wished himself woman. but that
many women wished themselves men"
but times are changing.
l called on friend in neighbor-
ing city. whose only child is a bright
boy of six years. The usually gay lit
Gle lad was in sore distress. angry and
weeping and loudly protesting. His
pleasure at seeing me temporarily
checked his grief, and after little 1
ventured to inquire the cause of his
trouble. when the fountains of his sor-
row were again opened. He burst
forth in wordy anger, and with tor
rents of tears:
up boy, and l won't! there, now!
She wants to cut off my curls (Which
hung to his waisD and make me wear
pants. and l just shan't do it! She
might buy me pretty white dress and
blue ribbons, like Susie Barnes, and a
white hat with feather like hers. and
let me grow upa girl, just as want
to; but she won't do it, and think it
is too bad! I'm going off somewhere.
and l won't never come back till l
grow up to be girl. See if don't"
Only yesterday the father of two
SONS and three daughters said to me-:
Il know exactly what to do with my
daughters. They have aims and plans
and are going to college and profess
sional schools, undaunted by any
prophecy of failure. and allowing no
social allurement to encroach upon
their studies and preparations. In
good health, with love of work, and
with high ambitions and unfagging
enthusiasm. they are achieving for
themselves a happy and successful flu
turc. But my boys have no aims and
no ambitions. They are not fond of
study or work. and shirk both when
they can. To play base ball. to win at
lawn tennis. and to ride bicycle con-
tents them to their hearts core. l
sometimes wish all my children were
girls!"
Wait little, Senator Ingalls,! Times
are changing. and the woman's hour
draweth nigh.-Mary 4. Lircrmore, in
Romans journal.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-01
WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT.
A QUEENS woMANHooD.


At the celebration OF the Queens Jubilee .
citizens of Newport, the following poem va
read by Mrs Julia Ward Howe. When MI
Howe was presented, the great audience al
plauded, again and again. The poem va
suggested By = recent incident in the Queen
Vie:
tn assembled crowd OF subjects wait
The passing OF car OF state
With mounted guard and herald quaint
With ermined peer and mitred saint -.
Right royally the coursers prance,
The sovereign, glittering TO the glance
With priceless gems OF every cline,
Moves on with bell and trumpet chime.
Why does the splendid pageant stand
Arrested by a waving hand?
An antic steed with murderous feet
O'erthrows an urchin OF the street
The Empress Of as proud realm
As e'er saw statesman at IS helm.
Commands the pause. that she may know
What harm o'ertook that STRIPPING low.
Where dwells the grace that fits Queens
In bearing naughty or serene!
In lofty attitude OF mind!
In pomps that dazzle human kind!
The Queenliest action OF that day.
When cheering thousands marked her way,
Was that which showed how simply good
Was the great lady's womanhood-
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-01
FUNNY Mr.. FRESHLElGH.
Why . Humorousiy Inclined Law-Clerk
L. Looking Around for . Job.

Why . HumOrously Inclined Law-Clerk
L. Looking Around for = Job.
A rather prepossessing young lady
entered the Office of well-known law
yer the other day and inquired:
us Mr.. Brief in?'
won't be in for two hours" replied
the dapper young clerk whom she adj
dressed, surveying her from head to
foot with an approving glance. "Any
thing can do for you?"
YES was the reply. and the lady
produced from beneath her wrap .
handsomely bound volume. Il have
here"
'.Ithought so. interrupted the clerk.
with deprecating gesture. Il sized
you up as soon as you came in. But
its no use. We never fool away money
on subscription books in this Office.
Didn't you see the sign outside; No
Peddlers Allowed'?'
Sir" began the visitor. ''this
book"
oh" laughed the flippant young
clerk. 1--WE no doubt it's the biggest
thing out, but We don't want il. His
tory of the United States. amt it, from
the time of the Mound Builders up to
the present day? Big thing, I've no
doubt, but we've no use for it."
If you will allow me"
Really" said the youth. who was
greatly amused. '.Td like to, but it's
against the rules of the Office to yield
to the Establishments of book agents,
no matter how young and cookbook
ing they are. Couldn't think of look
ing at the book my dear. Life of Ma
poleon,' amt it That's a chestnut.
One of our clerks bought one last month
tor four dollars, and yesterday he
traded it off for q yaller dog. and then
killed the dog"
II wish to say
.'Or may be it's a humorous work,
with wood-cuts that look as if they'd
been engraved with meat-axe. No,
we don't want it We keep a humor-
list here ON salary to amuse u.s.
| "r'-
Say. you're awfully persistent my
dear, but it won't do any good. Il
old Brief were here you might talk him
around. because he's a susceptible
old duffer. and thinks every pretty
woman who looks at him is in love with
him. But am not that kind"
''6ir. If you will ;.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-01
Suffrage Sentiment Everywhere.

As two W. Z. T. U. women were re-
turning few days ago from a con-
veAtion in one of the Gulf States. a
countrywoman expressed desire to
be introduced to them. This ceremony
accomplished. our country friend sat
down behind them in the car, and
leaning forward on the back of their
seat. began: "Well. now. yer've ben
to the convention, hev.t yer? He'd a
good time. amt yer?" On being as
sured that this was a fact, she added:
IL was thare yesterday; went pur-
pos Yer doin' a power o. good.
Them's right smart wimmen! Cute!
Myi All to shucks! But femme tell
yer somcihin'. Now don't mean to